heavy Romanesque style

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• Romanesque — /roh meuh nesk /, adj. 1. noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the… …   Universalium

• Romanesque — /roʊməˈnɛsk / (say rohmuh nesk) adjective 1. denoting or relating to the style of architecture which, developing from earlier medieval and Middle Eastern types, prevailed in western and southern Europe from the late 10th until the 12th and 13th… …  

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